Liquor board's meeting on Rural Oaks bar postponed

ROCKFORD - Businessmen behind a proposed bar at Rural Oaks Plaza will wait a month before bringing their case before the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board.

The board was originally scheduled to meet Wednesday to decide whether to recommend City Council members approve a liquor license for Rural on Tap at 1710 Rural St. Owners decided to wait until the Feb. 19 meeting so they had more time to address concerns from neighbors and parking issues, Ald. Tom McNamara said.

Some neighbors have raised issue with the potential bar saying it will bring noise and other troubles to the area. Others say it will add culture to the neighborhood and rejuvenate a vacant portion of the strip mall.